Colour in woven design (1890) (14763941095)

Identifier: gri_c00033125001412929 (find matches)

Title: Colour in woven design

Year: 1890 (1890s)

Authors: Beaumont, Roberts, 1862-1924

Subjects: Color in the textile industries Textile design

Publisher: London : Whittaker & Co. New York : D. Van Nostrand

Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute

Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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Fig. 33b. manner as to yield two varieties of style—any form offiguring is on this system producible. 128. Three-and-Three Colouring.—This method of amal-gamating shades of warp and weft (Class A, Scheme III.)is most largely employed in the six-end twill, three threadsup and three threads clown on each pick. This make gives

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PLATE XVIII. SIMPLE COLOURINGS. 197 unique emphasis to this plan of colours—no crossing beingso admirably adapted for yielding diversification of patternin this three-and-three colouring as this common and usefultwill. Its various effects in the fabric, according to themethod of wefting practised, are represented in fiVs 3333a, and 336. The first of these illustrations has&a greyweft; fig. 33a is woven with white, and fig. 336 with threepicks of grey and three picks of white. The check as well as the stripe patterns here given arealways to be found in fancy woollen and worsted goodsnovelty of style being acquired from season to season bythe employment of yarns unique in mechanical formation,or new m shade or colour. Success in this type of effectis always proportionate to the freshness and elegance ofthe shades selected. . 129. Four-and-Four Arrangement—Twin, hopsack, andother common weaves are all used in producing styles inthis order of colours, which is supplied in Scheme I

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